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Middle Colonies

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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MIDDLE COLONIES

NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE
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NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY

  • 1664
  • James, Duke of York
  • John Berkeley & George Carteret
  • 1702
  • Wanted to make money from colonies
Photo by mharrsch
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NY AND NJ GOVERNMENT

  • Divide land into small pieces
  • Proprietor
  • Governor
  • Representative
  • Assembly
Photo by Hammonton Photography
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PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE

  • William Penn
  • Quakers
  • 1681
  • Penn's Woods
  • Delaware
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PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNMENT

  • Representatives
  • Pennsylvania Assembly
  • Treaties with Indians
  • Philadelphia
  • Benjamin Franklin
Photo by Daniel Peckham
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LIFE IN MIDDLE COLONIES

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PEOPLE

  • Mix:
  • Because of religious tolerance
  • Colonists could buy or rent land
  • Some found work in cities
  • Most lived and worked on farms
Photo by Mr G's Travels
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EARN A LIVING

  • Farming
  • Livestock and vegetables
  • breadbasket of colonies
  • Wood and furs
  • Free market economy
Photo by Fintrvlr
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CITY LIFE

  • Philadelphia
  • Shipping and trade
  • Artisan
  • Laborer
  • Apprentice
Photo by mhall209

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